Public Health: Coronavirus Regulations

We have seen the exit plan from local lockdowns. For instance, in Leicester, where we had a firm ...

Will the Secretary of State acknowledge—a simple yes or no—that we should not be in this position...

We have one of the biggest systems of tracking and tracing in the world. The idea that I sometime...

Yesterday, in his call with Merseyside MPs, the Health Secretary was asked about a circuit breake...

The SAGE advice that Ministers receive is, of course, published; we have had great debates in thi...

It is worth giving credit to the NHS Test and Trace team for the growth in testing, but the evide...

Yes, absolutely. We are doing precisely that. The way it works where it works best is that the bi...

My right hon. Friend is making a compelling case, but will he bear in mind that in the west midla...

Yes. The introduction of the three-level system means that, in some areas where the local area ha...

The rate of transmission varies significantly within the eight different districts of North Yorks...

Yes, absolutely, and I will go further than that: we look at this at sub-district level, if that ...

On buying-in the local community, would the Secretary of State consider having a Government postc...

That was my idea.

My friend, the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), says from a sedentary ...

The Secretary of State mentions that they will work with local authorities when moving authoritie...

Yes, that is a very important point. Taking into account all local considerations, and working wi...

The Secretary of State talks about a regulation on pubs closing at 10 o’clock, which has been in ...

Yes, I believe that they do, and I will give three reasons why I think these measures are the rig...

Just before I call the shadow Secretary of State, it will be obvious to the House, both those in ...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I have heard your message loud and clear; I will endeavour to be brief and ...

If the hon. Gentleman could amend the instrument, would he amend it so that off licences cannot s...

I think I made that point, but, yes, I most certainly would. If I had proposed that amendment, I ...

Does the hon. Member agree with me that one of the other reasons why SAGE said that test, trace a...

The hon. Lady is absolutely right. I agree entirely with her. I have been having these exchanges ...

I support these restrictions with a heavy heart. On balance, I will be supporting the Government ...

I cannot let the right hon. Gentleman get away with that. In 2016, Operation Cygnus was very clea...

The hon. Lady can do what she likes. The Secretary of State is dealing with the situation that he...

It does appear that anybody who questions or expresses doubts about the Government’s approach to ...

I want to focus my remarks on whether there is currently any viable alternative to the lockdown m...

The coronavirus situation on Merseyside is such that I accept that something serious needs to be ...

The Government are desperately trying to find that balance point between protecting livelihoods a...

I would like to make the following points based on my 20 years’ experience as a former public hea...

I take this opportunity to thank all those in my constituency who followed the rules when Leicest...

Madam Deputy Speaker,

“I am not confident, and nor is anybody confident, that the tier 3 pr...

I have three quick points. First, I welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcements on the tier syst...

There is a huge principle to be debated here. At the heart of it is the false dichotomy posed aga...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar) who closed on a critic...

I begin, I am afraid, by declaring my registered interest in Glint Pay, for reasons which will be...

I have heard one or two people say that the Government do not have a plan, but I do not agree wit...

Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the data also shows that the tracing rates for local aut...

I do think there is some evidence to show that local teams are better. I work closely with my loc...

If we are to have any hope of getting a grip on this virus, reopening our economy and restoring o...

On that point, I used to be a landlord many years ago, in the days when we kicked people out at 1...

The idea that a Government can change a policy without having implications for public behaviour i...

I will say at the start that, as a Conservative, imposing state control over people’s lives makes...

A week ago, Nottingham showed for the first time a dramatic increase in our covid-19 infection ra...

If hon. Members are on the call list between number 25 and 35, they really should be in the Chamb...

I welcome the opportunity to make a short number of points to the Government about these statutor...

I believe that the Government should have brought all these measures to Parliament from the begin...

I am very happy to speak in this debate. This pandemic is devastating to so many: those who have ...

Almost 43,000 people have died through covid in the UK since the start of the pandemic. Those are...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Morley and Outwood (Andrea Jenkyns). She makes a v...

If you are on the call list between No. 40 and No. 70 and you no longer want to participate in th...

I believe that the measures proposed by the Government are reasonable and proportionate to slow t...

My constituency has been under what are now known as tier 2 restrictions for 75 days. Yesterday e...

Lockdowns do work if the desire is merely to flatten the curve, flatten the sombrero, reduce the ...

Increasingly, it feels like the north is being treated as an afterthought, with decisions taken b...

I am pleased to contribute to the debate. Many of us on the Back Benches fought for this opportun...

In March, we adhered to lockdown measures to protect one another’s lives and prevent the NHS from...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we should thank local health officials, particularly the direc...

The hon. Lady raises an interesting point. Certainly, if we used a model such as Germany, that wo...

Bristol, in tier 1, has fortunately been able to maintain low transmissions, and hence admissions...

The Government must be under no illusion: the country’s patience and goodwill are wearing thin. P...

I speak amid concerning news for our constituency: our borough, Redbridge, has the highest infect...

Just yesterday the Prime Minister and the Government unleashed a new package of restrictions and ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi), and I share v...

Does my hon. Friend trust the prognosis of Professor Ferguson, whose estimates have been proved w...

I do not trust them at all. I shall refer to the evidence from Sweden, because the Prime Minister...

Clearly, if we are going to live with this virus, which we obviously will at least until—if ever—...

With time short, I want to highlight just a few issues relating to the measures being debated tod...

Mr Deputy Speaker, you may well think that over 37 years, you have heard enough from me, so let m...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that one way of bringing the Government to account would be to wi...

My hon. Friend makes his point. We are a Parliament and we are entitled to express our opinion an...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Gentleman. I do not always agree with him, but he does ...

I will start by disagreeing with the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), because anot...

It is hard to follow such optimism. I would begin by saying that the Government have lost control...

I am very pleased to be able to contribute to this debate. When I put in to speak at the end of l...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman).

We hear f...

I am sorry, Mike, we have to move on.

5.14 pm

I must start with some moments of sadness, which is that, although we have heard much praise of t...

All we want from the Government is consistency. They spent all summer telling us to go into pubs ...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right on this. What we are looking for is the consistency to know th...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat). As he point...

Not true.

Okay, but he has not denied it. [Hon. Members: “Yes, he has!] Fair enough. I withdraw that remark...

It was a very decent thing to do to withdraw that remark.

5.21 pm

The Government’s responsibilities, for both lives and livelihoods, require an almost impossible b...

I would love to have been a fly on the wall during the discussions that have just taken place, be...

I start by paying tribute to the Ministers for the work they have been doing. I recognise that th...

This global pandemic has had a horrific impact—not only a huge human cost but a tremendous econom...

First, I want to highlight how amazing the community of Hyndburn and Haslingden has been througho...

It is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend and neighbour the Member for Hyndburn (Sara Brit...

I pay tribute to the Minister and his colleagues for all the hard work they are doing at this tim...

I would like to talk briefly about the need for a plan, the use of language and the use of scienc...

I am glad to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), but also my hon. Fri...

I completely support the Government’s efforts to help bring coronavirus under control, to keep us...

I have no choice but to be brief, so I shall make three short points.

First, lockdowns hit ...

It is a pleasure to be called in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to see the Minister for H...

With one minute, I call Dehenna Davison.

5.53 pm

I know time is short, so I will keep it brief, Madam Deputy Speaker. The key point I want to get ...

As hon. Members will see, I have less than six minutes to respond. I regret that I may slightly d...